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California Enacts Major Reforms to Environmental Review Process and Building Codes

  • August 20, 2025
For decades now, California has earned a reputation as one of the hardest states for developers to build in. High costs, long permitting timelines and a harsh regulatory environment have stopped many projects before they can even start. However, earlier this summer, the California State Legislature passed major reforms to one of the laws most responsible for restricting development: the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
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Warehouse construction

From Slowdown to Shovel-ready: Recent Tax Bill a Catalyst for U.S. Industrial Growth

  • August 19, 2025
The recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 introduced new provisions allowing 100% rapid depreciation not only of equipment, but also of production and manufacturing facilities. This is a notable expansion beyond the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which limited this benefit to equipment alone. By broadening the scope of eligible assets, the legislation aims to catalyze domestic production, reshape supply chain dynamics, and significantly reduce effective corporate tax rates. As a result, it is expected to spark a wave of industrial development across the country.
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Democratic Party meeting

NAIOP Provides a Voice for CRE at Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Annual Meeting

  • August 6, 2025
Dozens of Democratic state legislators from across the United States convened in San Diego, California, July 28-30 for the annual meeting of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), the Democratic Party’s fundraising organization for state legislators. The meeting featured 25 states, 65 legislators and 38 members of chamber leadership. NAIOP Corporate’s state and local government affairs team attended this conference to educate Democratic state legislators on issues affecting commercial real estate.
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Capitol Hill

From Deductions to Depreciation: Real Estate Tax Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

  • July 16, 2025
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Read a summary of the provisions that impact the commercial real estate industry as well as commentary on some issues that NAIOP's government affairs team overcame in the process by David Sobochan, Market Leader, Real Estate and Construction Partner for Cohen & Co, who is a member of NAIOP’s national Tax & Finance Government Affairs advisory committee.
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New York City election

High Stakes for Commercial Real Estate in New York Mayor’s Race

  • July 2, 2025
A 33-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America whose most recognizable campaign slogan was “Freeze the Rent!” is now set to be the next mayor of America’s most populous city. How did this upset happen? How will it affect commercial real estate in New York? Does this have implications for other states and localities, or even nationally?
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State Governments Face Budget Uncertainties

  • June 18, 2025
State governments are required to maintain balanced budgets that ensure revenues equal expenditures. Any budgetary shortfall requires lawmakers to make calculated decisions to either reduce government services or generate additional revenue through tax and fee increases. There is growing uncertainty within the states of projected state revenues as President Donald Trump and Congress attempt to restructure federal support for state services and programs. The revenue concerns in the states are furthered by economic growth questions, inflation and the conclusion of the one-time pandemic relief funding from the federal government.
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Gina Raimondo

Betting on American Competitiveness in a Shifting Global Economy

  • June 9, 2025
At NAIOP’s I.CON East conference last week in New Jersey, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo delivered a candid assessment of the U.S. economy: strong at its core but held back by what she called “self-inflicted wounds.” Despite global leadership in innovation and artificial intelligence, and a resilient tech sector, she warned that uncertainty, policy inconsistency, and trade disruptions are clouding near-term growth.
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Gina Raimondo

Commerce Secretary Reflects on Economic Leadership and U.S. Competitiveness

  • June 9, 2025
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo shared insights on economic policy, trade and American competitiveness in a candid conversation at NAIOP’s I.CON East last week in New Jersey, touching on both her personal journey and the broader challenges facing the U.S. economy.
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